Cristiano Ronaldo shows why he was handed the Ballon d’Or with stunning strike against Real Betis

Anything Lionel Messi can do, Ronaldo can do better – or at least that appeared to be the message Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano was sending out to his Barcelona counterpart, with a stunning strike against Real Betis.

Messi responded to losing his World Player of the Year title with two goals against Getafe on Thursday night.

But Ronaldo hit back at the first attempt with a belter of a strike after just 10 minutes against Real Betis.